The band debuted their second new song of the year at the Aragon Ballroom

Earlier this year, New Order debuted a song called “Singularity,” their first new one in a few yeras, at Lollapalooza Chile. Last night, the synthpop heroes opened an American tour with a show at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. And in the middle of the set, they played another one for the first time. This one is [...]

Next week, Abrams Books will release Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein’s Mad World: An Oral History Of New Wave Artists And Songs That Defined The 1980s. The book features interviews with 35 artists from the era, including Duran Duran, New Order, the Smiths, and Depeche Mode. We’ve got an excerpt from the book for you [...]

New Order haven’t released a new studio album since Waiting For The Sirens’ Call, way the hell back in 2005. (Last year’s Lost Sirens was all songs from the Waiting For The Sirens’ Call sessions, so it doesn’t really count.) But the group is still working on new music. And when they played Lollap...

Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the 24th annual benefit concert for Tibet House US, a non-profit organization geared toward preserving Tibetan culture. Patti Smith (covering Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”), members of the National with Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, and Tibetan folk singer Techung performed, and the headline...